Hinge device, method of redirecting load applied to hinge device, and mobile terminal apparatus

摘要

A hinge device includes a first frame member (2) having a securing section (1) at which the first frame member (2) is secured to a first body (50), a rotation shaft (5) supporting the first frame member (2) allowing rotation thereof, a stopper (13) provided on the first frame member (2) in such a manner as to project in a direction in which the rotation shaft (5) extends and to rotate together with the first frame member (2) about the rotation shaft (5), and a second frame member (4). The second frame member (4) having a securing section (3) at which the second frame member (4) is secured to a second body (51), a rotation-shaft-supporting section (15) supporting the rotation shaft (5), and a stopper-receiving portion (16) receiving the stopper (13). The stopper (13) and the stopper-receiving portion (16) are subjected to load-redirecting processing such that a load produced upon contact between the stopper (13) and the stopper-receiving portion (16) is applied in such a direction that a thickness of the stopper (13) becomes larger.